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Musical Figurative Language Assignment

Musical Figurative Language Assignment. By: Trevor Horwath. Simile. “Heartless” by Kanye West “How could you be so, cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo ?” He is comparing a woman to a cold winter breeze, thus saying she is heartless and cruel. Metaphor.

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Musical Figurative Language Assignment

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  1. Musical Figurative Language Assignment By: Trevor Horwath

  2. Simile • “Heartless” by Kanye West • “How could you be so, cold as the winter wind when it breeze, yo?” • He is comparing a woman to a cold winter breeze, thus saying she is heartless and cruel.

  3. Metaphor • “Life Is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts • “Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long.” • They mean that life is a long journey with twists and turns.

  4. Alliteration • “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem ft. Rihanna • “It’s so insane, ‘cause when it’s going good, it’s going great.” • The “g” sound is repeated four times within one line.

  5. Hyperbole • “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars • “And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while…” • He is saying that she has a great smile, but not everyone in the world would stop to look at it.

  6. Onomatopoeia • “Boom BoomPow” by the Black Eyed Peas • “Boom boomboom, now boom boomboom, now boom boompow, boom boompow.” • Boom is the sound associated with a sound and said how it sounds

  7. Imagery/Sensory • “Loose Yourself” by Eminem • “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti, but on the surface he looks calm and ready…” • He describes someone who is extremely nervous to do something and leaves listeners with a mental image of someone like this or a past experience they’ve had.

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